Glock 19 2nd generation

I recently picked up a Glock 19 2nd generation handgun online, I was a good price and wasn't in to bad of shape. I haven't even taken it out to shoot yet so I can't really speak to how well it performs but it feels about the same as my Glock 17. I find the smaller size to be nice with this gun I just wish it had the finger grooves that the 3rd generation Glocks have. I am starting to think I have to many of the Glock 9mm's. Most people will say the Glock 19 is the best Glock handgun due to its small size and ability to still hold 15 rounds in a non extended magazine. I don't plan to do to much modification to this Glock other than replacing the night sights which have been dimmed and now useless. 

Gun Detailing

While working on my Glock 34 race gun I got a little sidetracked and decided to add some color to some of my guns. I picked up some nail polish and filled in the engraved lettering on my Glock 34 and Smith&Wesson M&P15. This is fairly easy little project, best to get nail polish that drys fast. When applying the nail polish try and stay just around the area of the engraved letters. Once the nail polish has dried use some nail polish remover and paper towels to wipe off the excess polish. You can apply multiple coats to make the letters stand out more.

Glock 34 Race Gun Project

Glock 34 with compensator

I am currently in the middle of turning my Glock 34 into a race gun. American Rifleman recently did an article about making the Glock 34 a race gun and how it can be done without spending tons of money. My Glock 34 is a gen 3 so it has a 4.5 pound trigger pull, I haven't changed that yet but I am thinking that bringing it down to 3.5 will be worth it. As you can see I installed a Lone Wolf threaded barrel along with a lone wolf compensator. The compensator has a small screw under it that you tighten with an L wrench once it is in position, the instructions suggest using nail polish or a gun glue to make sure that the screw doesn't loosen. I have tired the nail polish route so far and it didn't work so well. Another thing to note is that once you add a compensator it will make the front of the gun and barrel heavier and harder for the slide to cycle. Because of this I have to change out the recoil spring and bring it down from the factory 17 pounds. I have 3 new springs a 15, 13, and 11 pound I haven't been back to the range to test which one will work best for cycling. I got the springs from www.glockmeister.com , if you do plan to replace the recoil spring in your Glock you will also need to buy a recoil guide rod that is not captured so it can be unscrewed and accept different springs. I haven't done it yet but I also picked up a HiViz fiber optic front sight this will make it much easier to stay on target especially when shooting white steel plates!

Overhead view of the Lone Wolf compensator

MechTech Glock CCU

I am sure you are thinking what the hell is that thing, and is that a Glock handgun in there? Let me explain this is a MechTech CCU. CCU stands for carbine conversion unit which should start to make sense when looking at the picture. MechTech has created essentially an upper receiver for certain Glock(and 1911) handguns that turns them into rifles. Not much work is required to set these up mainly field stripping your handgun and adding a "glock block" device which helps with feeding to the upper. MechTech sells many different parts to customize your rifle kit like the one seen here. This is a great little project to do if you have an extra Glock lying around that you aren't using. The rifle kits comes as just the upper so no stock included. I haven't shot one but I have seen it used before at the range and they are very neat. Check it out here MechTech

Glock 34 Gen 3

Shot this gun today for the first time at the range and I am impressed. The trigger pull on the Glock 34 Gen 3 is set to 4.5 pounds which is just about right for some fun target shooting. The recoil is very light compared to the Glock 17. With the ported slide you have the option of getting a custom ported barrel and help reduce recoil even more. I didn't have time to mess around with the adjustable rear sights so I can't really comment on how much that plays into being on target. My only qualm with shooting this gun was that a few casing hit me right in the forehead as if they were being ejected straight back. Next step will be taking this to a steel target match to really see its true colors.